Building a collaborative and highly effective leadership team is a continuous effort. It does not happen merely by hiring the right talent. We have had the privilege of partnering with leadership teams in both the public and private sectors to implement complex, global agendas. In our experience, the best leadership teams:

 

• Consistently communicate and act on their vision, values, and strategy with "one voice"

• Put talent strategy and planning front-and-center as a day-to-day priority and responsibility

• Consistently develop new, future-oriented competencies that will help their organizations demonstrate tangible impact

• Formally assimilate new leaders and other key hires to accelerate teaming and improve retention

• Take a "systems view" in operationalizing their strategy, rather than enabling silos or isolated actions

• Understand the "art and science" of how to engage hearts and minds while leading change